Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has been 'captured and flown out of the country' to stand trial in the United States, Donald Trump has said. Trump released a statement that said the US had 'successfully' carried out a military strike after several explosions rocked the capital of Caracas early Saturday. Trump announced that he would hold a press conference at Mar-a-Lago later in the morning to release more details. The blasts came amid growing tensions between Trump and Maduro's regime, with the first military land strike on Venezuela taking place on Christmas Eve. Speaking on WABC on December 26, Trump made the bombshell suggestion that US forces have already started conducting land operations in Venezuela.

Source: Daily Mail January 04, 2026 00:33 UTC